{"id":267,"date":"2013-12-06T07:50:29","date_gmt":"2013-12-06T16:50:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.keenanpowell.com\/blog\/?p=267"},"modified":"2013-12-06T07:50:29","modified_gmt":"2013-12-06T16:50:29","slug":"car-accident-what-you-need-to-do","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.keenanpowell.com\/blog\/2013\/12\/06\/car-accident-what-you-need-to-do\/","title":{"rendered":"Car Accident: What You Need To Do."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.keenanpowell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Settersphoto.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-268\" alt=\"Settersphoto\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.keenanpowell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Settersphoto.jpg?resize=373%2C250\" width=\"373\" height=\"250\" \/><\/a>When you are in a car accident, you are required\u00a0to stop, check to see if anyone is injured (call 911 if someone is badly injured), and render aid. \u00a0You are also required to exchange your name and insurance information with the other driver. \u00a0If any witnesses stopped, you should obtain their names and telephone numbers as well. The police will not take the witnesses names and numbers any more (new Municipal policy) nor will the police make a report unless someone is obviously injured at the scene.<\/p>\n<p>As soon as you can, you must report the accident to the police department, call your insurance company and report the accident, call the other driver's insurance company and report the accident. \u00a0You'd be surprised how many at-fault drivers don't report their accidents to their own insurance company.<\/p>\n<p>For more information, visit FAQ page at \u00a0keenanpowell.com:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/keenanpowell.com\/faq-mva.html\">http:\/\/keenanpowell.com\/faq-mva.html<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Keenan Powell has more than 30 years experience representing injured Alaskans in Anchorage and the Valley.\u00a0For a free consultation, fill out the contact form or call 907 258 7663.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When you are in a car accident, you are required\u00a0to stop, check to see if anyone is injured (call 911 if someone is badly injured), and render aid. \u00a0You are also required to exchange your name and insurance information with the other driver. \u00a0If any witnesses stopped, you should obtain their names and telephone numbers <a href=\"https:\/\/www.keenanpowell.com\/blog\/2013\/12\/06\/car-accident-what-you-need-to-do\/\" class=\"more-link\">...continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> \"Car Accident: What You Need To Do.\"<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-267","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-motor-vehicle-accidents","7":"h-entry","8":"hentry","9":"h-as-article"},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.9 - 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